Method of securing coat linings and the like to coats



R. W. PERSICO May 5, 19 53 METHOD OF SECURING COAT LININGS AND THE LIKETO COATS Filed May 17, 1950 INVENTOR Pm! pk W Pen/mo ATTORNEY PatentedMay 5, 1953 UNITED STATES METHOD OF SECURING COAT LININGS AND THE LIKETO COATS Ralph W. Persico, Philadelphia, Pa. Application May 17, 1950,Serial No. 162,571

(Granted under Title 35, U. S. Code (1952),

sec. 266) 1 Glaim.

The invention described herein, if patented, may be manufactured andused by or for the Government for governmental purposes, without thepayment to me of any royalty thereon.

This invention relates to the fabrication of coats and has for itsprimary object to modify the armhole structure of a coat, andparticularly those provided with raised seams, so as to facilitate orspeed-up the process of attaching such accessories as the lining, canvasand padding to the proper portions the body of coat.

In the joining of a sleeve to the body of a coat, and particularly whenraised seams are used for that purpose, it is customary to attach thelining, padding, etc. by hand sewing because ofthe dimculty of using asewing machine for that purpose. Such procedure is not only timeconsuming, but also frequently causes a distortion of the sleeve, aswell as loss of fullness in the contiguous parts of the garment.Moreover, hand-sewing is much weaker than machine-sewing, andconsequently a garment so stitched frequently at the armhole area.

It is an object of the present invention therefore to incorporate in thearmhole seam of the coat a piece of tape, preferably of bias cutmaterial, of sufficient width to permit the machine stitching thereto ofthe adjacent parts of the padding, lining, etc.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings in which,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a coat in which thepresent invention is incorporated, and with parts of the coat fabric cutaway and most of the lining and stiffening omitted for clearness ofillustration.

Figures 2, 3 and 4 are fragmentary perspective views illustrating oneway in which the coat material, sleeve material, and the armhole tapemay be secured together.

The body of the coat is designated generally by the numeral I and thesleeve by the numeral 2. The coat may be provided with padding material3, a lining i, and other such accessories as may be desired.

In Figures 2, 3 and 4 the exterior coat material is indicated by thenumeral 5 and the exterior sleeve material by the numeral ii, and thetwo elements are joined by a line of machine stitching 1. The next stepin the process, insofar as the present embodiment is concerned consistsof applying a line of machine stitching B to connect a narrow fabricstrip 9 of bias cut material to the coat and sleeve material 5 and 6;and this strip or tape 9 completely encircles the armhole of the coat.In forming a raised seam at the juncture of the coat body and sleeve,the coat material 5 is turned back as indicated in Figure 4 and a lineof machine stitching I is then passed through the turned back portion ofthe body of the coat,

the sleeve portion 6 and the fabric strip 9. This manner of uniting thestrip 9 to the coat is embodied in the structure shown in Figure l andthe same reference numerals are applied to those elements of the coat inthat figure.

By thus incorporating a narrow fabric strip in the seam connecting thecoat and sleeve, it will be apparent that a means is provided by whichsuch accessories as the lining, padding, etc., may be readily unitedwith the coat by machine stitching such as indicated by the numeral iiin Figure 1.

By reason of the incorporation of a narrow strip of fabric about thearmhole of the coat, it is not only possible to eliminate the timeconsum process of hand stitching the lining and associated materials tothe armhole seam, but also a more durable structure is provided.Moreover, by reason of the fact that the lining is machine stitched tothe coat the possibility of distortion of the coat and loss of fullnessabout the armhole is eliminated.

It will be understood, of course, that while the present illustration ofthe invention discloses three separate and distinct lines of machinestitching used successively, the invention is not so limited, inasmuchas the essential feature is the incorporation of the strip or tape 9 atthe juncture of the sleeve and body of a coat provided with a raisedseam at that point, regardless of the particular steps used in unitingthe several elements.

From the foregoing description and the attached drawings it will beapparent to those skilled in the art that I have devised a simple yetreliable construction of coat sleeve construction which not onlyprovides for the fabrication of a more sturdy coat but also facilitatesand expedites its fabrication due to the fact that the lining, padding,etc. may be machine stitched into position, thereby eliminating thetime-consuming hand stitching now in general use for that purpose.

I claim:

The process of securing coat linings, padding or the like to a coat,which comprises uniting the coat material and sleeve material by a lineof machine stitching about the armhole of a coat, machine stitching anarrow strip of fabric ad jacent one of its edges directly to the seamthus formed, folding back the coat material and machine stitching it tothe sleeve material to provide a raised seam, and machine stitching acoat lining or the like to the free edge of the strip.

RALPH W. PERSICO.

Klaye May 28. 1901 Dux Mar. 20, 1928 Number

